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Government will support local recovery efforts, primarily through funding and guidance (see
also Stafford Act).
Disaster recovery falls under the rubric of emergency management. This broad term generally
encompasses four distinct phases—mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
Mitigation
Mitigation lessens the impact of unavoidable disasters. Ideally, mitigation occurs before an
emergency. However, mitigation and preparedness sometimes do not occur until after a disaster
strikes as recovery efforts are made. Unfortunately, this is often the case with disasters when
there is a tendency to dismiss the seriousness of a potential disaster until it strikes. All too
often, it is after the confusion settles and things return to normal before plans are made for the
next disaster.
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